A Prospective Evaluation of Iodinated Contrast Flow Patterns in Caudal Epidurography With Intentional Lateral Caudal Approach

Completed

• Conditions: Patient Who Needs Epidural Block
• Interventions: Procedure: insertion needle via intentionally lateral direction.

• Registration Number: NCT01136018
• Lead Sponsor: Yonsei University

Brief Summary

Caudal epidural block is useful not only for regional anesthesia of low abdominal, perineal area or lower extremities but for relieving acute or chronic pain of low back and lower extremities. Recently, there were some reports that there was a difference of the contrast flow pattern during lumbar epidural block according to a location of needle tip in the lumbar epidural space. Therefore, the investigators hypothesize that there is a difference of contrast flow pattern in caudal epidurography when a needle is inserted with intentionally lateral direction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-02
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-03
• Primary Completion: 2011-02
• Status Verified: 2011-04
• Study Completion: 2011-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2011-04-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with unilateral radiculopathy

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with sepsis
• chronic infection
• coagulopathy
• local infection near the sacral hiatus
• the allergy of the contrast
• history of spine surgery, scoliosis and kyphosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
intentional lateral caudal approach	insertion needle via intentionally lateral direction.	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A prospective evaluation of iodinated contrast flow patterns in caudal epidurography with intentional lateral caudal approach	during 10 seconds after obtaining the caudal epidurogram	Caudal epidural block is useful not only for regional anesthesia of low abdominal, perineal area or lower extremities but for relieving acute or chronic pain of low back and lower extremities. Recently, there were some reports that there was a difference of the contrast flow pattern during lumbar epidural block according to a location of needle tip in the lumbar epidural space. Therefore, the investigator hypothesizes that there is a difference of contrast flow pattern in caudal epidurography when a needle is inserted with intentionally lateral direction.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Severance hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of